All India Radio Casual Announcer and Comperes Union v. Union of India

Delhi High Court · 09 Dec 2020 · 2020:DHC:3544-DB

D. N. Patel; Prateek Jalan

W.P.(C) 9225/2020

2020:DHC:3544-DB

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The Delhi High Court disposed of a PIL seeking resumption of AIR services and compensation to contractual workers by directing the authorities to treat the petition as a representation and decide it expeditiously in accordance with law.

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W.P.(C) 9225/2020
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 9th December, 2020

W.P.(C) 9225/2020
ALL INDIA RADIO CASUAL ANNOUNCER AND COMPERES UNION & ANR. ..... Petitioners
Through: Mr.Akash Vashishtha, Adv. with Mr.Munish Choker, Adv.

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Ms.Monika Arora, CGSC

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

JUDGMENT

: D.N.PATEL, Chief Justice (Oral)
Proceedings in the matter have been conducted through video conferencing.
C.M.No.29757/2020 (exemptions)
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
The application is disposed of.
W.P.(C) No.9225/2020

1. This public interest litigation is preferred with the following prayers:-

“A. Directing the Respondents to resume all channels/ 2020:DHC:3544-DB stations/services/units of AIR mentioned in Para 38 of the present petition and those closed/stopped/discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown, with immediate effect.

B. Directing the Respondents to restart the Regional

C. Quashing the Order of Respondent No.2, dated

03.01.2019.

D. Directing the Respondents to compensate all the contractual casual Announcers/ Radio Jockeys/ Presenters/ Comperes serving in AIR's stations/channels mentioned in Para 38 of this petition, and those closed in the past six months, for the loss of work and wages they suffered since the closure of their channels/stations/services/units.

E. Any other writ, order or direction, which this Hon'ble

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that several representations have been preferred by the petitioners before the concerned respondent authorities (Annexure P-7 to the memo of this writ petition) and these representations have not been decided by the respondent authorities.

3. It is, therefore, submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that it will suffice for the disposal of the writ petition, if the same is directed to be treated as a representation by the concerned respondent authorities.

4. We accordingly direct the concerned respondent authorities to treat this writ petition as a representation and decide the same in accordance with law, rules, regulations and Government policies applicable to the facts of the case, as expeditiously as possible and practicable.

5. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of.

CHIEF JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN, J DECEMBER 09, 2020 ‘anb’

All India Radio Casual Announcer and Comperes Union v. Union of India

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